Dear Ladies Who Look This Stylish On A Bike, I bow down to you! Pretty please teach me your ways? Namely, how do you keep your hair looking so smooth and lovely (mine usually looks like I have been c...
It’s been a little while since I took an exotic trip and believe me, that strain is starting to show. White sandy beaches, blazing sunshine and the smell of coconuts seem to be all I can think about ...
I have to fess up and say that when it comes to using colour in my home, I am known to be a big fat sissy! I tend to favour solid, neutral, earthy tones over vibrant brights and patterns. This has al...
The great thing about living in England is that you can pretty much get from one side of the country to the other, in a matter of hours (notwithstanding train delays and the horrendous London t...
When it comes to interiors, I favour character and charm over sophistication and class, but every now and then, I find a home that has me rethinking these principles. I start visualising my simple Ik...
Can you hear that? That’s the sound of trumpets and a marching band announcing the arrival of summer! The sandals have been dug out of the dusty recesses of my cupboard, the jumpers have been shoved ...
I don’t often do blog posts about hotels (I know I have mentioned my dislike of the impersonal and generic spaces once or twice before). In order for a hotel to truly impress me, it has to be unique ...
A while back, I started to notice that my inspiration folders were filling up with pictures of benches. Benches outside landmarks, garden benches, benches in the dining room, entrance hall, living ro...
Tourism is good… tourism is good… this is the mantra that I keep playing in my head as the Olympics and Diamond Jubilee fast approach. It’s not easy being a Londoner during this chaos (my train compa...
If you asked me what my dream home would entail, you would almost certainly hear the following words: cottage, cosy, natural timber, fireplace, more windows than walls, soft colours, and most importa...
If you are one of those people who think studs belong in the 90s with snap bangles and big hair, then I’ll give you a running start to look away now…. A few days ago, I came across the below image on...
Sometimes you find an image that needs a blog post all by itself. What do you think about this spot ladies? How would you feel waking up in front of that view? Click on the image to go to its source.
On Monday, I blogged about sacrificing space for the love of living in the city. It’s been on my mind ever since so I thought I would run some more small spaces by you again today. I am constantly on...
Just around the corner from where we live, is a little wooded common area where people go to walk their dogs, do their yoga or sometimes get up to no good. In the winter, it remains a desolate, cold ...
Sacrificing space is almost a certainty when you live in the city. You adapt, you downsize and use the word ‘cosy’ to describe your new abode. It doesn’t necessarily become easier to live in the smal...
Most days, I take my time getting dressed in the morning. I think I am quite meticulous about what I wear and I seldom leave the house in something that doesn’t feel or look right. Despite this, I kn...
I’ve blogged about my love of coastal photography many times before, but my trip to Devon gave me the opportunity to give it a go. The coast provides the perfect backdrop for photos, it can be both d...
You could say our house has a lot of quirks. The ‘1’ on the television remote hasn’t worked in a long time, you sometimes have to hold the button on the kettle down to get the water to boil, the toas...
We had a somewhat rocky start to our long weekend which began with a horrendous traffic jam which led to sharp words being exchanged in the car which in turn led to us not agreeing on anything for th...
Could this post title be anymore appropriate for this gem that I found during my usual internet travels over the weekend? I think not. This 1850s converted Stationmaster’s house has got everything I ...
Is it sad that I have started packing for our trip to Portugal – which is over 3 weeks away? Probably just a little bit, but I was momentarily overcome by excitement! I’ve put together a moodboard of...
I know I have complained about the weather A LOT lately but since we have just passed through the wettest April in recorded history, I think you will understand my despair! As we are allegedly ...
I know Dutch doors are featured a lot on blogs all around the world, but I just couldn’t hold back anymore... I just had to post about them. For me, Dutch doors will always evoke thoughts of wa...
If you have read my blog over the past couple of months, you will know all about my disastrous baking skills. I can’t bake, I hate baking and really, I shouldn’t be allowed to bake – but all in the n...
How would you like to live in a town where there was no traffic, no sirens, no parking problems and no banks? For a girl who puzzled over how to use an escalator, that sounds like heaven to me. It’s ...
I have to be honest and say that I don’t get women who say they don’t wear jewellery. Why not, I ask? To me, accessorising is as fundamental as putting on underwear before leaving the house. Even som...
Up until recently I avoided gift shops at museums and galleries, thinking they were filled with silly mugs and overpriced stationery, but this opinion suddenly changed when I visited the Maritime Mus...
This just in: our clever, magical heating engineer managed to get our boiler working again so we have hot water and heating for the first time in nearly a week! The very first thing I did was take a ...
Where are the pictures of London you ask? Where indeed. Well we’ve been having a bit of this: And some more of this: And just when you are filled with a false sense of hope because you can see the sk...
Have you ever wondered how long it would take to fill your bath with boiled kettles? Well wonder no more, because I can tell you exactly: 1 hour and 10 minutes – this does not include the necessary 5...
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